#38ade5
a balanced, electric cyan · cool · closest name: steelblue
RGB
56, 173, 229
HSL
199°, 77%, 56%
CMYK
76, 25, 0, 10
Luminance
0.3639
Every format
| HEX | #38ade5 |
| RGB | rgb(56, 173, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76%, 25%, 0%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(66.8 -13.8 -37.3) |
| LCH | lch(66.8 39.8 249.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.708 0.130 234.1) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #38ade5;
background-color: #38ade5;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#38ade5] bg-[#38ade5]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #38ade5;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.220, green: 0.678, blue: 0.898)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#38ade5")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#38ade5 on white: 2.54:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#38ade5 on black: 8.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red22.0%
Green67.8%
Blue89.8%
CMYK percentages
Cyan75.5%
Magenta24.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#38ade5 text on a black background
contrast 8.28:1
Card sample
#38ade5 text on a white background
contrast 2.54:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #38ade5;
Background color
Panel with #38ade5 background
background-color: #38ade5;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #38ade5;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(56, 173, 229, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(56, 173, 229, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #38ade5; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #38ade5, #383AE5);